A must try Andhra Chilli Chicken recipe!

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I love spicy food and this recipe is very close to my heart. The first time I had Andhra Chilli Chicken is from a restaurant in Bengaluru and guess what, this is one popular dish among namma ooru's foodies. A very easy to make Chicken recipe with handful of ingredients. The key ingredients are green chillies and green masala. The green masala is nothing but green chutney I make. For recipe video, check out my IGTV (@soumyagopi).

Ingredients

Chicken                         - 1 kg

Turmeric powder           - 1/2 tsp

Kashmiri Chilli powder - 3/4 tsp

Green Chillies                - 15- 25 nos

Green Chutney (green paste) - 1/2 cup

Onion                             - 1 large, finely chopped

Lemon juice                   - juice of 1/2 lemon

Curry leaves                   - 4-5 strands

Corn flour                       - 1 tsp + 3 tbsps of lukewarm water (optional)

Salt

Oil

For garam masala

Cardamom  - 8 nos

Cloves         - 8 nos

Cassia          - 2 pieces

Coriander seeds  - 1.5 tsp

Cumin seeds       - 1.5 tsp

Dry roast all the spices and coarse grind it.

To make Green Chutney (Masala)

Coriander leaves - 1 bunch (without stem)

Mint leaves         - 1 bunch (without stem)

Green Chillies    - 6-8 nos

Garlic                 - 8 cloves

Ginger                - 1.5" inch

Coconut              - 2 tbsp (optional)

Lemon                - juice of 1/2 lemon

Salt

In a blender, add all the ingredients (except lemon juice) and make a fine paste without adding water. Add lemon juice and mix well. Transfer this to an air tight container and store in refrigerator upto two weeks. Add this green chutney to your raita, chaat and also you can use it as sandwich filling.

Andhra Chilli Chicken Preparation

1. In a large bowl, add washed and cleaned chicken pieces.
2. To this add Turmeric powder, Kashmiri Chilli powder, Green paste and salt. Keep it for marination for min 1 hour.
3. Heat oil in a pan and add chopped onions. Add salt. Stir it till the onions become translucent or turn light brown in color. Add some curry leaves.
4. Reduce the flame to low -medium and add the marinated Chicken pieces. Mix well and stir for 2 mins. Add the green chillies, combine well and cover and cook for few mins.
5. Once all the juices (water) starts coming out from the Chicken, remove the lid and stir occasionally till oil starts appearing.
6. Once the chicken is cooked, add the garam masala powder.
7. Check the salt and spice level at this point. Add green chillies if you need it 'super spicy'.
8. Mix 1 tsp corn flour with 3 tbsps of lukewarm water and add this to the Chicken masala.
9. Add lemon juice and turn of the heat.
10. Serve it hot with Rice, Chapathi or paratha.

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